<s>
Aupeo	B-Application
,	O
stylised	O
as	O
AUPEO	B-Application
!,	O
was	O
a	O
personalized	O
internet	O
radio	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Aupeo	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
The	O
AUPEO	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Aupeo	B-Application
’s	O
‘	O
Mood	O
Tuner’	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
listen	O
to	O
stations	O
specifically	O
based	O
on	O
musical	O
mood	O
(	O
happy	O
,	O
relaxing	O
,	O
aggressive	O
,	O
dramatic	O
,	O
stressful	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AUPEO	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Aupeo	B-Application
is	O
a	O
licensed	O
webcaster	O
in	O
more	O
than	O
40	O
countries	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
was	O
formed	O
in	O
2008	O
in	O
Berlin	O
as	O
Aupeo	B-Application
GmbH	I-Application
and	O
is	O
financed	O
by	O
venture	O
capital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
November	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
Aupeo	B-Application
archive	O
encompassed	O
around	O
900,000	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Aupeo	B-Application
established	O
itself	O
as	O
a	O
music	O
streaming	O
company	O
and	O
offered	O
a	O
personalized	O
radio	O
service	O
called	O
AUPEO	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Aupeo	B-Application
relied	O
on	O
its	O
technology	O
to	O
enable	O
listeners	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
personalized	O
radio	O
stream	O
either	O
by	O
selecting	O
a	O
genre	O
of	O
music	O
,	O
an	O
existing	O
station	O
with	O
a	O
pre-defined	O
theme	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
typing	O
in	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
an	O
artist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AUPEO	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
collaboration	O
with	O
the	O
Fraunhofer	O
Society	O
,	O
Aupeo	B-Application
developed	O
an	O
algorithm	O
which	O
allowed	O
the	O
service	O
to	O
quickly	O
identify	O
certain	O
musical	O
qualities	O
,	O
automatically	O
assigning	O
genre	O
classification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
classifications	O
were	O
then	O
reviewed	O
and	O
refined	O
by	O
Aupeo	B-Application
members	O
of	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
years	O
,	O
Aupeo	B-Application
teamed	O
up	O
with	O
several	O
leading	O
manufacturers	O
from	O
the	O
Mobile	O
,	O
PC	O
,	O
Connected	O
TV/STB	O
and	O
Home	O
Entertainment	O
industry	O
such	O
as	O
Loewe	O
,	O
Philips	O
,	O
Asus	O
,	O
Acer	O
,	O
Nokia	O
,	O
Onkyo	O
,	O
TechniSat	O
and	O
Sonos	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aupeo	B-Application
's	O
technology	O
rapidly	O
attracted	O
the	O
interest	O
of	O
the	O
automotive	O
industry	O
and	O
thus	O
,	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
brought	O
the	O
AUPEO	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
service	O
into	O
Mini	O
vehicles	O
Aupeo	B-Application
quickly	O
expanded	O
its	O
platform	O
availability	O
to	O
several	O
car	O
partners	O
such	O
as	O
BMW	O
,	O
Mercedes-Benz	O
,	O
Honda	O
,	O
Toyota	O
,	O
Ford	O
,	O
Audi	O
,	O
Volkswagen	O
and	O
Jaguar	O
and	O
Land	O
Rover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
CES	O
2015	O
,	O
Aupeo	B-Application
launched	O
Personal	O
Radio	O
by	O
AUPEO	B-Application
!,	O
a	O
then-new	O
connected	O
audio	O
platform	O
for	O
the	O
automotive	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aupeo	B-Application
’s	O
‘	O
Mood	O
Tuner’	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
listen	O
to	O
stations	O
specifically	O
based	O
on	O
musical	O
mood	O
(	O
happy	O
,	O
relaxing	O
,	O
aggressive	O
,	O
dramatic	O
,	O
stressful	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aupeo	B-Application
was	O
a	O
wholly	O
owned	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Panasonic	O
Corporation	O
of	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alternatively	O
,	O
Aupeo	B-Application
also	O
offered	O
the	O
possibility	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
subscribe	O
to	O
a	O
‘	O
Premium’	O
service	O
for	O
4.99	O
USD/EUR	O
per	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aupeo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
was	O
not	O
an	O
on-demand	B-Architecture
streaming	O
service	O
but	O
fell	O
under	O
the	O
international	O
webcasting	O
agreement	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
IFPI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
accordance	O
with	O
these	O
requirements	O
,	O
Aupeo	B-Application
were	O
able	O
to	O
provide	O
its	O
services	O
in	O
more	O
than	O
60	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
